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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 143 through 182.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to those who remain in the infirmary longer than three weeks at Auschwitz?
(a) They are taken to a different camp.
(b) They are "removed."
(c) They are given easier work.
(d) They are put back in the barracks.

2. What does Laura keep wrapped around her foot?
(a) A shoelace.
(b) A kerchief.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A compress.

3. What do Elli and Laura do the night before the scheduled decimation?
(a) Give away their blankets.
(b) Eat their reserves.
(c) Read a prayer book.
(d) Sleep extra.

4. When an SS guard arrives at Augsburg, how does the women's treatment change?
(a) Their treatment becomes better.
(b) Their treatment becomes worse.
(c) Their treatment does not change.
(d) Their food rations increase, as does their work.

5. After the women's first night at Augsburg, how do the women react to their treatment?
(a) They jumped with excitement.
(b) Many attemped suicide.
(c) Several cried.
(d) Several laughed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elli thinks her mother's favorite child is _______________.

2. After a guard takes the young girl during the riot, what do the females hear?

3. When the inmates travel, why do they struggle to breathe?

4. Where does Elli finally place her poetry journal before leaving for the work camps?

5. What does Elli's father show her in the basement?

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